Ga. man arrested after pretending Taser is [filtered word]

Jailed on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct

A 44-year-old Athens man is facing criminal charges after he caused a lude scene with a Taser Monday at a bar downtown.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/10oZDhN) that Meredith Grayson Watson, of Athens, got into an argument with his wife at the Roadhouse on North Lumpkin Street, then went outside and held a Taser as if it were his [filtered word] and discharged it at passersby, Athens-Clarke police said.

A bartender called police at about 2:30 p.m. to report the man’s behavior.

Watson was jailed on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct at 6:04 p.m. and released about four hours later after posting a bond of $1,000.